Sustainable Technologies
ST 201 (Jan) (2:0)
Modern Bioenergy Technology
Biomass and its properties relevant for conversion
technology. Bio-energy conversion technologies – thermochemical
and biological energy conversion devices – stoves, combustors and gasifiers for heat, power and co-generation applications.
Biological conversion techniques and devices.
Efficiency, emissions and performance of end use devices.
S Dasappa and H
Borman, G.L., and Ragland,
K.W., Combustion Engineering, McGraw-Hill International Editions, Mechanical
engineering series.
Johansson, T.B., Kelly, H., Reddy, A.K.N., and Williams,
R.H. (Eds), Renewable Energy – Sources for Fuels and
Electricity,
Relevant papers from current literature.
ST 202 (AUG) 3:0
Renewable Energy – Technology, Economics and Environment
Environmental implications of fossil fuels, air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and land degradation, fossil fuel
supply and consumption in
N H Ravindranath,
Johansson, T.B., Kelly, H., Reddy, A.K.N., and Williams, R.H. (Eds), Renewable Energy – Sources for Fuels and Electricity,
Island Press, 1993.
Garg, H.P., and Prakash, J.P.,
Solar energy – Fundamentals and Applications, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi,
1997.
Boyle, G., Renewable Energy Power for a sustainable Future, Oxford Univ Press, 1996.
Cassidy, E., and Grossman, P., Introduction to Energy Resources, Cambridge Univ Press, 1998.
ST 203 (AUG) 3:0
Technology and Sustainability
Development, Technology and Sustainability: definitions, dimensions,
interpretations, concepts and principles. Current issues and debates (examples,
case studies and mini-assignment/project). Science, engineering, technology and
design – concepts and interrelationship. Socio-environmental and economic
implications, delineating sustainability. Morphology analysis, integrated
(systemic) sustainability evaluation, modeling and forecasting. Integrated
life-cycle studies, identification and selection of appropriate
design/technologies (examples, case studies and mini-assignment/project). Ethics and Corporate
Social Responsibility (CSR).
Monto Mani
Technology Management Newsletter: www.techmotivator.iitm.ac.in
Mani, M., Ganesh, L.S., and Varghese, K., Sustainability
and Human Settlements: Fundamental Issues, Modeling and Simulations, Sage
Publications, New Delhi, 2005.
Elliott, J.A., An Introduction to Sustainable
Development, Routledge, New York, 2002.
Brooks, F.P. Jr., The Design of Design.
Addison-Wesley, New York, 2010.
ST 204 (AUG/JAN) 2:0
Energy and environment lab
Energy conversion technologies, Building comfort studies, Water
quality.
S Dasappa, Monto
Mani, H
Current literature.
ST 205 (AUG) 2:0
Conservation and Management of Biodiversity of Aquatic
Ecosystems
Assessment, management and remediation of aquatic ecosystems. Community
ecology of freshwater ecosystems. Biotic and abiotic
factors that influence the structure of aquatic communities. Biodiversity
monitoring and bioindicators. Ecology of estuary and
marine biota. Conservation and management of fresh water and marine
biodiversity. Principles of marine ecology. Assessment of coastal and estuary
ecosystems and principals of coastal management and aquaculture. Estuary and
marine pollution management systems. Socio-economic problems of aquatic
pollution. Policies and legal aspects coastal ecosystem management.
Environmental Toxicology. Case studies on threats to the biodiversity of
aquatic ecosystems.
D S Durgappa
Kungolos, A.G., Brebbia, C.A., and Zamorano, M., Environmental Toxicology, WIT Press, UK, 2007.
Conti, M.E., Biological Monitoring, WIT Press, UK, 2007.
Sharma, B.K, Water Pollution, Geol Publishing House, Meeruth, 2001.
ST 206 (Jan) 2:1
Environmental and Natural Resources Management
Principles of environmental management, principles of ecology,
environment and environmental management, policies and legal aspect of
environmental management, overview of environmental impact assessment (EIA).
Preparation and review of environmental impact assessment report, environmental
audit, life cycle assessment as EM Tool. Environmental management systems
standards: ISO 14000 (EMS). Related issues in environmental management,
environmental design and environmental economics.
T V Ramachandra
Kulkarni, V., and Ramachandra, T.V.,
Environmental Management, Capital Publishers, New Delhi, 2006.
Lo, C.P., and Yeung, A.K.W., Concepts and Techniques of GIS, Prentice
Hall of India Private Limited, New Delhi, 2002.
Kanholm, J., EMS Manual, 21 Procedures and Forms, AQA Press,
USA, 2000.
Holling, C.S., Adaptive Environmental Assessment &
Management, John Willey & Sons, New York, 1987.
Meadows, D.H., Meadows, D.L., and Randers, J., Beyond the Limits – Global
Collapse or Sustainable Future, Earth Scan Publications Limited, London, 1992.
ST 207 (JAN) 2:0
Alternate Fuels for Reciprocating Engines
Internal combustion engines and their applications, engine
classification, operating cycles, performance of spark ignition and compression
ignition engines. Adiabatic flame temperature, properties of gasoline,
pre-ignition, knock or detonation, characteristics of liquid fuels such as
ethanol, methanol, bio-diesel and their blends with gasoline and diesel. Different
types of edible oils as engine fuel, process of esterification,
combustion characteristics and performance of these fuels in engines – power output,
efficiency and emissions. Characteristics of natural gas, bio-gas, landfill
gas, LPG, producer gas and hydrogen, merits and demerits, principles of gas
carburetion, combustion characteristics and performance of these fuels in
engines – power output, efficiency and emissions.
Heywood, J., Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals, McGraw Hill
Publication
Journal papers – SAE,
IMechE – journal of power and energy,
Automobile Engineering,
Current
literature.
ST 208 (AUG/JAN) 3:0
Green and Sustainable Buildings
The course will comprise four modules: (a) design, building &
climatology: function, form and structure (load transfer); climatology,
solar-passive design; (b) thermal comfort: definition & theory; parameters
determining thermal comfort; measurement/assessment of thermal comfort,
heat-index, WBGT; assessing building climate-responsiveness, Mahony’s table, Overall Thermal Transmittance Value (OTTV);
(c) energy in buildings: embodied energy, low-carbon building materials and
techniques; reuse and recycling of building materials; (d)
sustainability/green/eco-design: definitions and concepts; rating systems,
buildings and habitation; ILCA (Integrated Life Cycle Assessment) in habitats.
(Examples, case-studies, mini assignment/project: energy and materials, thermal
comfort in buildings, sustainability/green design evaluation, solar PV/thermal
studies)
Monto Mani, B V Venkatarama Reddy and G S V L Narasimham
Dunster, B., Simmons, C., and Gilbert, B., The ZED Book,
Taylor & Francis, New York, 2008.
Fanger, P.O., Thermal Comfort: Analysis and Applications in
Environmental Engineering, McGraw Hill Book Company, New York, 1970.
Givoni, B., Man, Climate and Architecture, Applied Science
Publishers Ltd., London, 1981.
Mani, M., Ganesh, L.S., and Varghese, K., Sustainability
and Human Settlements, Sage Publications, New Delhi, 2005.
Current relevant literature
ST 209 (JAN) 2:0
Society and Technology
Understanding of technology for
engineers, societal perspectives of technology, bridging the gap in
understanding, overcoming conflicts in embedding technology in society,
communicating technology, engaging in conversations and dialogue that help
embed technology, planning
sustainability into communicating technology, understanding existing
perspectives of sustainability, merging it with the technical perspectives of
sustainability, evolving communication that works for sustainable technologies,
writing short texts and messages, peer group testing.
N S Anuradha and H N Chanakya
Alley,
M., The Craft
of Scientific Presentations, Springer-Verlag,
New York, Inc., 2003.
Changing the Conversation: Messages for
Improving Public Understanding of Engineering. Committee on Public
Understanding of Engineering Messages. National Academy of Engineering. THE
NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS, Washington, D.C,www.nap.edu , 2008.
Diamond, J., Guns, Germs
and Steel, W.W. Norton, 1997
Felt, U., The
social and cultural tayloring of scientific knowledge
in the public space, in M.E. GONCALVES (ed), Cultura cientifica e participaçao pública (Lisboa: Bertrand), 1999.
Not clear
Ramakrishnan, P.S., Ecology and
Sustainable Development – Working with knowledge systems, National Book trust,
India, 2001.
ST 210 (August/Summer) (3:1)
Principles and Applications of GIS and
Remote Sensing
Relevance of the Course:
Remote sensing, geographic information system (GIS) and global positioning
system (GPS) provides extremely useful tools for environmental and natural
resources management. They are widely recognized as supporting tools for the
planning, monitoring, and management of the appropriate utilization of
resources at the country, regional and global levels. This course provides an
overview of the key concepts and principles of remote sensing, GIS and digital
image processing. Various tools, which can be used to address environmental problems and the role
that the professionals can play in managing environment in their respective areas would be discussed. Format
not consistent.
T V Ramachandra
Lillesand, T.M., and
Kiefer, R.W., Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation,
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York.
Cambell, J.B., Introduction to Remote Sensing, Taylor and Francis.
Jensen, J.R., Introductory Digital Image
Processing: A Remote Sensing Perspective, Prentice Hall, New Jersey.
Burrough, P.A., Principles of
Geographical Information System for Land Resource Assessment, Oxford University Press.